Zero-minded generation

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As apathetic generation (conversational Bock have to = "feel like" one in Rotwelschen incurred expression of Romani bokh "Hunger") is generally a growing generation referred to by young people, because of their professional, social and economic future no See perspectives.

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This manifests itself in social segregation, dwindling sense of life, depression, frustration, radicalization and drug use. This attitude is often guided by the desire not to become like parents and grandparents. During this time young people seem perplexed and there is a risk that they will join sects and radical organizations, which seem to give them support, security and meaning. At the same time, it is rebelling against existing structures into which these young people do not want to enter. The punk shows similar signs as the zero-minded generation, whereby it corresponds more to a political attitude there to live against the system.

Situation in Germany

In the narrower sense, the zero-minded generation is also understood to be the mood of young people in West Germany in the early 1980s . The German Olympic Sports Confederation writes on its voluntary work page that a study by the Shell study from 2006 even sees the opposite trend . The sociologist Klaus Hurrelmann draws the following conclusions from the survey of more than 2,500 young people between the ages of 12 and 25 : The protest generation as well as the no-go generation are a thing of the past. The young people today are above all pragmatic and performance-oriented and appreciate being able to exert influence.

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